<div dir="ltr">I haven't specifically tried this setting in DF myself, but quite a few years ago I set up event log forwarding and have had it set up for a long time on a few library servers. It was pretty easy to set up, always worked well, and got around the loss of logs caused by Deep Freeze. Ultimately, however, I've mostly discovered that...I just don't really care all that much about the frozen computers. ;-) That being said, I do look at them every once in a (couple of) blue moon(s). When I'm bored and have nothing else to do. Which pretty much never happens.<div><br></div><div>FWIW, the excursion in forwarding Windows Event Logs to the library's local Windows Server got me to thinking about centralized logging and I briefly explored the idea of forwarding the local logs to my own Windows Server for log aggregation across my libraries. (This was years ago.) I didn't do that, but it did lead me to setting up a syslog server, which is more robust at collecting not only Windows Server events, but also logs from *nix and other networked devices like network switches, printers, etc. I didn't bother collecting logs from workstations, however, focusing instead on servers and other important network devices instead. With the right level of log parsing, and configured (email) alerts, it can be a useful tool for monitoring for anomalies, problems, and potential problems. These days, I'm into Zabbix (FOSS) for remote 24/7 network monitoring of the important stuff at my libraries. The local important network devices all report to a local Zabbix proxy, which in turn reports to my Zabbix server. Still fleshing out details, but it works well where I've got it set up so far. I'll eventually roll it out to all of my libraries as the opportunities present themselves. Automation is everything!</div><div><br></div><div>Two cents (well, maybe four. Or, zero I guess, if nobody cares.)</div><div>Chad</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>______________________________<br><b>Chad Neeper</b><br><font size="1">Senior Systems Engineer</font><br><br><b>Level 9 Networks</b><br><font size="1">740-548-8070 (voice)<br>866-214-6607 (fax)</font><br><br><font size="1"><i>Full IT/Computer consulting services -- Specialized in libraries and schools</i></font><br></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 2:22 PM Kevin Jones via OPLINTECH <<a href="mailto:oplintech@lists.oplin.org">oplintech@lists.oplin.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Anyone using the DeepFreeze setting "Retain Windows Event Logs"? I guess it's new in version 8.53. For those who have enabled the setting, is there anything bad to report?<div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_6542265352874076624gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kevin Jones</div><div>Network Admin</div><div>Coshocton Public Library</div><div>655 Main Street</div><div>Coshocton, OH 43812</div><div>Phone: 740-622-0956</div><div>Fax: 740-622-4331</div><div><a href="http://coshoctonlibrary.org" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">coshoctonlibrary.org</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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